Sunday, September 13, 2009

correct me if I'm wrong ...

... but I just may well have come up with a semi-original idea!* After months of being a complete copy cat I had given up hope of ever thinking up something that didn't involve me following somebody else's pattern. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

So the story goes like this. The other day I convinced the kids that we needed to go and get some new hand soap ... at the health food store ... that's a few doors up from the Salvo's. Having been inspired by the thrifting tips in Handmade Home I was hoping to find some fabric in the form of pillowcases, bedspreads, tablecloths - whatever really. And I did find those things but what I also found was a dusty old mosquito net for TEN BUCKS! I have looked at mosquito nets for above Sienna's bed since she was a baby and just never committed to one but geez, $10?! How could I resist?

We got it home where it was duly soaked and then hung on the line for some solar treatment in this gorgeous spring weather.

Fast forward to that evening as we were reading one of our favourite Charlie and Lola books and *pop* light bulb moment! I suggested my plan to Sienna whose face promptly lit up with excitement at out new "project".

Perhaps it would have been a better idea not to suggest it to her so close to bed time because she was standing at my side of the bed at 5:55am the next morning wanting to get started on, "our work".

A few hours and a few caffeinated beverages later saw Sienna and I busy cutting out butterfly shapes a la Charlie and Lola style (see, not totally original), to sew onto the mosquito net. After two lunchtime sewing sessions we have .....

... one butterfly embellished mosquito net. And just quietly I'm loving that the butterflies are outside the net not in it ;)

Moments after it was hung last night Sienna said, "I want it to be bedtime now!" Excellent.

* I completely understand I am not the first one to come up with sticking stuff on to a mosquito net. Just that I haven't seen this particular project anywhere ... :)

Hey, I'm a stickler too for the acknowledgement of another's idea, but I also reckon taking inspiration from various sources is how the new ones come about. Well done chook! (and who can beat Sienna's take on things!).

I know what you mean about original ideas, it seems everything has been done! But you are right, I haven't seen anything like this, or as cute as this, before. Well done! How sweet does she look curled up on her bed too! :)